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  1. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    Candyheart replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just take the time. I get in trouble with administration sometimes, but my residents love me. Its the most impotant thing I do at work, the minutes I take to rub a back or listen to some poor scared...

  2. Tonight I was literally pooped upon

    Candyheart replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One evening on the memory care unit, one of our aphasic residents, a very "good friend" of mine. walked up to me and offered me 2 perfectly formed "logs" in her hand. I quickly grabbed a tissue, took...

  3. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

    Candyheart replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work as a nurse on the "memory care" unit. On the am shift there is 1 TMA, 1 nurse, and 4 aides. On the pm, 1 nurse, 1TMA, 3aides. Noc, 1nurse, 2 aides. There are 36 residents. The nurses are LPNs...

  4. I hate being a LPN in LTC. The horror!

    Candyheart replied to Plagueis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The common idea in this thread seems to me is that nursing is a lot of hard work, rife with libilty, highly regulated and filled with residents,coworkers, administration. Geeze, can't figure why a new...

  5. Control of controlled medications

    Candyheart replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Of course the administration doesn't care, they don't have to count it or get in trouble if the count is off. If the drawer gets to difficult to count, people will quit counting it, it will be off and...

  6. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    Candyheart replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think one of the reasons there can be conflict between family and staff is that our perceptions are not colored by emotion. Their dying family member is not starving and do not need IV fluid. Bodies...

  7. Help! narcotic key turnovers

    Candyheart replied to ez2000's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Its not only the narcs you are responsible for, you are also the only nurses for those units. How can you accomplish any work on your unit? And as was mentioned, how about report? These nurses need to...

  8. What do you think about universal workers in LTC?

    Candyheart replied to Moogie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It sounds to me like another attempt to cut staffing costs by making everyone do everything. If an aide want to work in dietary, they need to be hired in dietary and put their time in the kitchen, not...

  9. Anti-psychotics and geriatrics

    Candyheart replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the Depakote idea. Maybe it will work better than Serequel for some agitated behavior. One of the things I have noticed is that one day the resident gets their med and doesn't slow down a...

  10. Background Check ran on Dementia Resident

    Candyheart replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    She did this at work? I can't believe she would think this would be helpful in any way. If you found out he was a terrible person, would it help in his care? Your job as a nurse is to care for...

  11. very nervous: Narc missing!!

    Candyheart replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with all the previous posts esp. the signing the receipt from the pharmacy. Also keep in mind that even though this is the first time you've been through this, the administration has been...

  12. Doing away with side rails?

    Candyheart replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In our facility side rails have to be ordered, and signed by the resident or POA. We had a very restless and relentless resident that would not stay in bed, even though he said he was tired. He has...

  13. I hate nursing

    Candyheart replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Well, you've heard from alot of nurses and students. I think the bottom line is, will your attitude poison your patients. Can you put yourself in their place, scared ,or in pain ,maybe disfigured or...

  14. What is a typical day like?

    Candyheart replied to CABG patch kid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been a LPN in a LTC for about six months. The heaviest med pass is in the morning. Its not uncommon for a resident to have ten meds at 0800. You will have between 20-30 residents. Also many...

  15. Angry ER RN new n LTC

    Candyheart replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been reading the other opinions and I have to tell you, those nurses that caused you all that trouble are the nurses you are going to be working with all the time. Lazy nurses, "territorial"...

  16. New Nurse in LTC

    Candyheart replied to zosimus_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1. What or who is NAR That is what we call our nurses aides in my facility. I love the ones on our women's memory care unit. We work together to make the residents as comfortable and secure as we...

  17. New Nurse in LTC

    Candyheart replied to zosimus_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I too am a LPN in a "memory care" unit. I think the most help I recieved when I started came from the NARs. It takes a very special type of person to give cares to these people, because often they are...

  18. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Candyheart replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    I was 47 when I went back to school. It was hard, I'm not going to lie. Things have changed alot since I was in school. But now I have a job in long term care that I love. I feel I make a difference...

  19. LPN's Getting No Respect

    Candyheart replied to jjrz1037's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am happy to be an LPN. I feel I do many of the same duties the RN's in my facility do. The clinical directors of some of the units are LPN's There are good LPN' and not so good, the same as RN's You...

  20. Dementia specific Dining

    Candyheart replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On our memory care unit, there are no tube feedings. When a person has progressed in their disease to the point they stop eating altogether, they pass on. A NP once called it a "celetial discharge" as...

  21. Rotating Halls??

    Candyheart replied to lexibear99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The facility I work for have both nurses that only work one floor and one particular wing and nurses that work every where. Most of the permanent staff have a two week block schedule which means you...

  22. Dementia specific Dining

    Candyheart replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The unit I work on uses alot of adaptive equipment, as everyone has posted. We also feed some people. Some times if we put some nutrition drink and some icecream on their"lap buddies" they will eat...

  23. Made a nursing judgement error- any horrible stories to share?

    Candyheart replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I too am confused about what happened, but I really don't think a foley can be inserted with a 10cc balloon inflated. Think about doing it, you wouldn,t notice when it wouldn't insert that the balloon...

  24. LTC questions

    Candyheart replied to matt59's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's hard to believe but true, that seems to be the ratio in LTC. On top of the meds there's the treatments, wound dressing, new orders to be charted and faxed, labs to be called in, behaviors etc to...

  25. LPN doing assessments Mn

    Candyheart replied to ElderCare Nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the facility I work at the admission assessment is called Initial Data Collection Sheet. Of course LPN's do it or it wouldn't get done. I also am back in school because I do the exact same job as...